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DLA centers ready for RFID tagging
DLA's Defense Distribution Center led the efforts to install more than 200 RFID portals at distribution sites across the country.
Modernization
Wyatt Kash | Editor's Desk: Blog power
President Bush’s signing of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act illustrates the importance of the Internet within, and upon, the workings of government.
Modernization
How Pa. secures data on the Web
Pennylsvania's Home and Community Services Information System has performed so well for Pennsylvania that other states are borrowing it.<@SM><@SM><@SM>
People
GAO’s go-to guy on governance issues
As managing director of strategic issues, Mihm advises lawmakers.
People
Editorial: Time well spent
Conferences can provide federal employees an opportunity to think in new and innovative ways and talk to other organizations about how they do business.
Digital Government
GSA not shy about SEWP orders
The General Services Administration, which hopes to take over management of the NASA workstation contract, has been one of SEWP's biggest customers during the past two years.
Digital Government
IRS system fails to bring envisioned benefits
An electronic system expected to speed the processing of forms for tax-exempt organizations actually slowed processing times, a recent audit found.
Digital Government
Web extra: Bush administration taps into blogger power
Clay Johnson says bloggers can help the administration educate lawmakers about government.
Modernization
Businesses weigh HSPD-12 costs
Small firms are assessing the cost of obtaining certification for the products they hope to sell to government agencies implementing Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12.
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DOD's uberportal
Proponents say DKO could be a new model for developing information systems. But critics question the speedy patch-it-together approach.
Digital Government
A little too virtual?
The problems solved by file storage virtualization products might not be real enough to motivate buyers.
Acquisition
Labor IG finds pre-procurement diligence lax on GSA buys
The department cannot show that contracting officers are checking other available sources before buying products through GSA schedule contracts.
People
FAA case points to contracting confusion
Experts say latest critical IG report highlights chaos in federal procurement decisions
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State welfare systems hit replacement cycle
Officials pursue Web technology and integrated benefit eligibility assessments.
People
Defense budget sacrifices future IT
Fiscal 2007 funding covers only existing systems and delays modernization.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Storm finds weaknesses
Experts disagree over reasons why government is ill-prepared for cyberattacks
Digital Government
Input: Big IT contracts are getting smaller
The average value of the top 20 federal procurements will drop from $12 billion to $6 billion this year, according to the market research firm.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Security hinders absentee voting programs
Eighty-seven percent of military service members would vote via the Internet if the security and privacy of such systems were sufficient, according to a GAO survey.
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